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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2012
Applicant:
Sunpower Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Nicholas Barton, Richmond, CA (US);
Assignee:
SunPower Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 5/25 (2006.01); G01B 5/14 (2006.01); F24J 2/00 (2014.01); H01L 31/042 (2014.01); H01L 31/052 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 5/14 (2013.01); G01B 5/25 (2013.01); F24J 2/00 (2013.01); H01L 31/0422 (2013.01); H01L 31/0525 (2013.01);
Abstract
An alignment tool for aligning torque tubes of the solar collection system can include a rigid body member and two laterally extending alignment arms. Optionally, the alignment arms can include releasable clamps that can engage and disengage without the use of tools. The tool can be designed to straddle a sun-tracking drive of a sun-tracking solar system. Thus, the tool can be used both during initial construction as well as after construction is complete for alignment purposes.